The Man Problem

When it comes to health, one of the biggest risks a man faces in his lifetime is being a man.

At every stage of life -- from infancy to the teen years to middle age -- a man is at far higher risk for getting sick and dying than a woman. The average life expectancy of a man -- 75 years -- is more than five years shorter than that of a woman.

The reasons for the troubled state of men's health are complex. Biology -- such as the...